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Bunions and Hammertoes. |
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Causes: Ill-fitting shoes, arch problems, injury, and heredity. |
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Treatments: Proper fitting shoes, pads, splints, and surgery if necessary. |
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Flat Feet (can make walking painful). |
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Causes: Ill-fitting shoes, arch problems, injury, nerve damage, and heredity. |
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Treatments: Orthotics or shoes with proper arch support. |
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Gout (severe and sudden pain, usually around the big toe joint). |
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Cause: Elevated uric acid. |
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Treatment: Special diet and medication prescribed by your doctor. |
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Athlete's Foot (peeling, inflamed and itchy skin, usually between the toes). |
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Cause: Fungal infection. |
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Treatment: Topical medications to "kill" the fungal infection. |
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Plantars Warts (painful cluster of growths on the bottom of the feet). |
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Cause: Viral infection. |
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Treatments: Topical medications, including salicylic acid and others, administered by a podiatrist; and laser surgery. |
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Peripheral Neuropathy (pain, burning, numbness and tingling in the feet). |
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Causes: Diabetes, post chemotherapy, spinal problems, and others. |
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Treatments: Laser therapy, infrared therapy, topical medications, nutritional supplements, and many others. |
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Plantar Fasciitis / Heel Pain. |
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Cause: Inflammation of a broad ligament on the bottom of the foot. |
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Treatments: Orthotics, physical therapy, night splints, stretching exercises and cortisone injections when necessary. |
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Thickened Yellow Fungal Toenails (mycotic toenails). |
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Cause: Fungal infection of the nail cells. |
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Treatments: Topical medications such as Mycocide, Lotrimin, Tinactin and others. |
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Corns and Calluses. |
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Causes: Ill-fitting shoes, arch problems,
and injury. |
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Treatments: Proper shoes, pads, and orthotics. |
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Ingrown Toenails. |
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Cause: The nail grows crooked, penetrating the skin. |
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Treatments: Proper cutting of the toenails, and removal of the embedded toenail by a podiatrist. |
